Parents Bill of Rights Act
Policy Area: Education
Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
Latest Action (2023-03-27): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Parents Bill of Rights Act This bill establishes various rights of parents and guardians regarding the public elementary or secondary school education (including secondary career and technical education) of their children. Local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools must comply with the requirements of the bill in order to receive federal education funds. Specifically, the bill requires schools to notify parents and guardians of their rights regarding the education of their children. These rights include the right to review (and make copies of at no cost) the curriculum of their child's school; know if the state alters its challenging academic standards; meet with each teacher of their child at least twice each school year; review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of their child's school; inspect the books and other reading materials in the library of their child's school; address the school board of the LEA; receive information about violent activity in their child's school; and know if their child is not grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the end of 3rd grade. Additional rights include the right to receive information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs or college credit programs in their child's school; know the total number of school counselors in their child's school; know if their child's school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic programs or activities that permit an individual whose biological
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How members voted on HR5. 51986 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark Alford (R-Missouri) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gabe Amo (D-Rhode Island) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Aaron Bean (R-Florida) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nikki Budzinski (D-Illinois) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Becca Balint (D-Vermont) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Wesley Bell (D-Missouri) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Janelle S. Bynum (D-Oregon) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Robert P. Bresnahan (R-Pennsylvania) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2026-04-23 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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